2.9 in History from a top 10 undergrad program, 171 LSAT2 years post-grad volunteer (example: TFA, Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) coupled with an interest in public serviceGreat professional and academic recommendationsStrong writing sample

can I get into a T14?can my acheivements since graduation erase (or at least mitigate) my GPA?

I've heard that UVA has a soft floor at 3.0 (particularly when that 2.9x is closer to 2.9 than it is to 3.0), while Northwestern is much more accommodating to sub-3.0 ED applicants. Since you have the TFA-type post-grad experience, I would ED to Northwestern unless you have a strong preference for UVA.

beachbum wrote:I've heard that UVA has a soft floor at 3.0 (particularly when that 2.9x is closer to 2.9 than it is to 3.0), while Northwestern is much more accommodating to sub-3.0 ED applicants. Since you have the TFA-type post-grad experience, I would ED to Northwestern unless you have a strong preference for UVA.

There is more than one poster on this board alone at UVA with sub 3.0 GPA's.

beachbum wrote:I've heard that UVA has a soft floor at 3.0 (particularly when that 2.9x is closer to 2.9 than it is to 3.0), while Northwestern is much more accommodating to sub-3.0 ED applicants. Since you have the TFA-type post-grad experience, I would ED to Northwestern unless you have a strong preference for UVA.

There is more than one poster on this board alone at UVA with sub 3.0 GPA's.

I know of one around 2.96, what are the others?

In any case, anecdotal evidence seems to suggest that Northwestern is generally friendlier to sub-3.0 applicants with work experience.

Edit: 2.99, not 2.96

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1. ED to UVA (15 day reply) 2. ED to NU3. ED to GULC (You ED anytime during the cycle)4. Switch GULC application to PT5. Enjoy the University of Minnesota, WUSTL or UIUC

Go through every step til you hit one. This shit should be stickied.

Except for the fact that you cannot ED to NU if you have previously entered into an ED agreement with any other school, nor can you subsequently enter into an ED with another school if your ED to NU ends in a waitlist/ding.

1. ED to UVA (15 day reply) 2. ED to NU3. ED to GULC (You ED anytime during the cycle)4. Switch GULC application to PT5. Enjoy the University of Minnesota, WUSTL or UIUC

Go through every step til you hit one. This shit should be stickied.

Except for the fact that you cannot ED to NU if you have previously entered into an ED agreement with any other school, nor can you subsequently enter into an ED with another school if your ED to NU ends in a waitlist/ding.

You can definitely ED to somewhere else after you get rejected. Their contract can't make you do shit if they don't accept you.

As to applying ED to UVA, and then get rejected, and then ED to Northwestern, it is a gray area. They really mean they don't want to you apply ED somewhere else, and then NU, so that you are under ED at two places at the same time. However their contract is unclear on it. Are you really applying ED to UVA if you already got rejected?

In this case, I wouldn't even risk the issue. 2.91 isn't getting UVA. They seem to have a hard limit at 3.0 (with rounding though, so basically 2.95).

I really don't see why he can't ED to UVA, wait for the short rejection/acceptance and then ED to NU if necessary. One thing though, where does OP want to work? If he wants NY (or obviously Chicago) I don't think taking the risk of EDing to UVA and getting rejected is worth it.

Desert Fox wrote:Once they reject you, you no longer have to follow that promise. Without arguing some bull .5L understanding of contracts, I'll just say, what are they going to do, double extra special reject you?

Would that be when they take a shit on your doorstep, ring the doorbell, and run away?